TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Acute vertical deceleration injury: A case of cranial impalement
JO  - Journal of forensic and legal medicine
A1  - Tambuzzi, Stefano
A1  - Gentile, Guendalina
A1  - Boracchi, Michele
A1  - Zoja, Riccardo
SP  - e102632
EP  - e102632
VL  - 101
IS  - 
N2  - In forensic science and in modern times, impalement is a rare event. When this occurrence involves the head, it is even more unusual since this region is very small compared to the rest of the body. Although impalements are rare, they represent scenarios that must be treated with great care by forensic pathologists. They may involve a mixture of blunt and penetrating wounds, and the injuries observed at autopsy must be interpreted correctly. For this reason, if possible, the interconnection between the body and the impaling object should be maintained until the autopsy table. In this report, it is presented a case of cranial penetrating trauma that occurred after a suicidal fall from a great height with impact on the railing below, by reporting both the on-site scene inspection and autopsy data. The critical forensic issues that may arise in the practical management of such cases are discussed, starting from the fact that there is still no clear and unambiguous definition of impalement.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1752-928X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2023.102632
ID  - ref1
ER  -